Today is the anniversary of

Today is the anniversary of the N30 protests in Seattle – protests that shut down the WTO conference and exposed the fear and contempt with which the plutocracy regards the rights, beliefs, and bodies of the public. A lot of people are remembering the protest today: check out John Butler’s thread on Metafilter and Dr. Menlo’s N30 tribute for a start. If you’re lucky, This is What Democracy Looks Like may be screening in your area this weekend. Keep an window on the Seattle Indymedia center, for the protestors have promised to return, and the Mayor has asked for a media blackout while he enacts his revenge.